FactsSociety- -Perceived of as being weak -They receive little or no respect in the society -Are harshly abused, treated no better than animals -Women provided food and earned an income -Trading in the market was a daily routine for Igbo women -When the Trans-Atlantic slave trade took place, women lost economical, political and social status
Marriage- -Would be chosen as a wife based on trading ability -Marriage was considered the only important goal -Often one of many wives, wanted to produce men Young Women-
-As a girl, they were taught laundry, cooking, baking, the use of the sewing machine, and the caring of infants -Completed small chores as a girl, then cooking and cleaning later when older -Women were trained to be obedient to their parents and later to their husbands -Knowledge was passed down to them from elders Link: Igbo Women
Nigerian people at a market
Goods being made to sell.
Busy market day.
Cloth being sold.
-Perceived of as being weak
-They receive little or no respect in the society
-Are harshly abused, treated no better than animals
-Women provided food and earned an income
-Trading in the market was a daily routine for Igbo women
-When the Trans-Atlantic slave trade took place, women lost economical, political and social status
Marriage-
-Would be chosen as a wife based on trading ability
-Marriage was considered the only important goal
-Often one of many wives, wanted to produce men
Young Women-
-As a girl, they were taught laundry, cooking, baking, the use of the sewing machine, and the caring of infants
-Completed small chores as a girl, then cooking and cleaning later when older
-Women were trained to be obedient to their parents and later to their husbands
-Knowledge was passed down to them from elders
Link: Igbo Women
Nigerian people at a market
Goods being made to sell.
Busy market day.
Cloth being sold.
Igbo pottery being made and fired for a festival.